Program · last held it 1999
NC State
2Reigns
28Days held
2Defenses
NC State last held the belt September 18, 1999. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the NC State belt badge →
Belt-game record4–5
2–2 defending it · 2–3 challenging for it · 9 belt games since 1939
Took the belt2
times · 2 reigns in all · first belt game September 29, 1939
All-time rank of 105 programs74th
in days held (28) · 43rd in reigns · 65th in defenses (2) · records
If the belt moves
If Stanford beats Notre Dame on October 10 and holds on, NC State plays them on the road on October 23 — that’s the game.
Season outlook
under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.
Every belt game 9 games, newest first
September 13, 2003 · NC State at Ohio State 38–44 as challengerlostSeptember 18, 1999 · NC State at Florida State 11–42 as holderlost the beltSeptember 11, 1999 · NC State vs. William & Mary 38–9 as holderdefendedSeptember 4, 1999 · NC State vs. South Carolina 10–0 as holderdefendedAugust 28, 1999 · NC State at Texas 23–20 as challengertook the beltNovember 4, 1989 · NC State vs. Virginia 9–20 as holderlost the beltOctober 28, 1989 · NC State at South Carolina 20–10 as challengertook the beltOctober 10, 1964 · NC State at Alabama 0–21 as challengerlostSeptember 29, 1939 · NC State vs. Tennessee 0–13 as challengerlost
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